"I will not wish thee riches nor the glow of greatness,
but that wherever thou go
Some weary heart shall gladden at thy smile,
or shadowed life know sunshine for a while.
And so thy path shall be a track of light,
like Angels' footsteps passing through the night."

--- words on a church wall in Upwaltham, England

"Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on schedule. The key is to keep working on the engines".

--- Gary Sinise

"The chief value of our earthly life rests on what and on how much we love in it....."

--- Walter dela Mare